Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disbond resistant composite stiffener runout
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Application No.: US14641723Application Date: 2015-03-09
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Publication No.: US09676470B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Lyle R. Deobald , Kenneth L. Brook , Timothy D. Jackson , Kenneth J. Duffie , Gregory B. Doty
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP
- Main IPC: B64C1/06
- IPC: B64C1/06 ; B64C1/12 ; B29D99/00 ; B29C70/30 ; B64C3/18 ; B64C3/20 ; B64C3/26 ; B32B37/18 ; B32B38/00 ; B64C1/00

Abstract:
The disclosure herein provides for disbond resistant stringer runouts. Various aspects may be used independently or in combination to mitigate disbonding associated with the stiffener runout under operational loads. Aspects include a stiffener runout having rounded base flange corners. A recessed notch may be incorporated within the base flange to provide a flange termination point that is forward of the web termination point, allowing the web to terminate prior to the base flange. The web may be trimmed from a full height to a reduced height at the web termination point. The base flange may be co-bonded to the underlying composite structure via a scarf joint. Perimeter clamp radius fillers may be used to concentrate a clamping force around the perimeter of the base flange.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150175250A1 Disbond Resistant Composite Stiffener Runout Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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